Senior Accountant - Asset Management

As a Senior Accountant at DRW, you own day-to-day fund accounting and NAV oversight for a portfolio of US and UK-domiciled vehicles across listed and OTC derivatives, digital assets, and other investment strategies. You work alongside finance, treasury, back-office, and business management teams in this high-visibility, hands-on role with real ownership over a defined set of funds.

What you'll do

• Review and validate monthly and quarterly NAV packages prepared by third-party fund administrators, investigate and resolve breaks ahead of sign-off
• Prepare monthly and quarterly investor reporting, performance figures, and management reporting packages, plus ad-hoc reporting as needed
• Support preparation of annual financial statements and footnotes under US GAAP and/or IFRS, and act as day-to-day contact for external auditors through year-end audit
• Prepare and review journal entries, accruals, expense allocations, and management/performance fee calculations, including equalization, series accounting, and crystallization mechanics where applicable
• Review investor-level allocations, capital activity (subscriptions, redemptions, transfers), and partner capital statements
• Support valuation and accounting for less liquid and Level 3 positions, including pricing evidence, documentation, and fair value hierarchy classification
• Contribute to process documentation and identify opportunities to improve and automate the accounting close as the platform scales
• Serve as day-to-day point of contact for administrators and auditors, partnering with back-office, treasury, investor relations, legal, business management, and the investment team to support business growth and ad-hoc analysis

What you bring

• Bachelor's degree in accounting
• 4 to 6 years of hedge fund accounting experience gained at a fund administrator, investment manager, or fund
• Hands-on NAV preparation and review experience across a book of funds, including reconciliations, fee calculations, capital allocations, and investor reporting
• Practical experience accounting for derivatives, including margin, collateral, and settlement
• Working knowledge of fund structures: master-feeder, standalone, parallel funds, and management company entities across both US and offshore/UK vehicles
• Strong command of US GAAP and IFRS as applied to investment companies (ASC 946 or equivalent)
• Multi-currency accounting and FX translation experience
• Advanced Excel skills and comfort working with large data sets across multiple source systems
• Strong attention to detail, a high degree of ownership over your work, and the ability to manage competing deadlines in a fast-moving environment

Nice to have

• CPA certification
• Experience accounting for digital assets, particularly derivatives (perpetuals, listed and OTC options), on-chain reconciliation, staking, and digital asset valuation considerations
• Exposure to alternative investment strategies

What we offer

• Annual base salary of $120,000 to $150,000 depending on experience, qualifications, and relevant skill set
• Annual discretionary bonus eligibility
• Group medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision insurance
• 401k with discretionary employer match
• Short and long-term disability insurance
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts

About DRW

DRW is a diversified trading firm with over three decades of experience, bringing sophisticated technology and exceptional people together to operate in markets worldwide. Headquartered in Chicago with offices throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia, DRW trades across multiple asset classes including fixed income, ETFs, equities, FX, and commodities, and has expanded into real estate, venture capital, and cryptoassets.